Philosopher
Louis Althusser
French Marxist philosopher of ideology and the state apparatus, whose career ended when he killed his wife during a breakdown.
Louis Pierre Althusser was a French Marxist philosopher who studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became professor of philosophy. Althusser's life was marked by periods of intense mental illness. In 1980, he killed his wife, the sociologist Hélène Rytmann, by strangling her. He was declared unfit to stand trial due to insanity and committed to a psychiatric hospital for three years. He did little further academic work, dying in 1990.
- Born
- 1918-10-16, Bir Mourad Rais, AlgeriaA Wednesday
- Died
- 1990-10-22, La Verrière, FranceA Monday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1918-10-16, Bir Mourad Rais, Algeria · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Algiersthe zone used then
Africa/AlgiersThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 22°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 4°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 12°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 10°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 25°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 23°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 9°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 6°38′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1990-10-22, La Verrière, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 28°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 10°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 28°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 26°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°32′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Leo | 11°16′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 19°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 6°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 12°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 16°57′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Louis Althusser was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.